Forrest Donald Wray
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44817 - S/Sgt Forrest D Wray, 547BS, 384BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. He served his country from 1942-1945 in the US Army Air Force during World War II. Campaigns were at Normandy and with the Air Offensive in Europe.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), American campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Parnell, Missouri | 10 May 1921 | BornParnell, Missouri |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Cameron, Missouri | 12 April 2013 | DiedCameron, Missouri |
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Buried |
Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery Maryville, Missouri | 15 April 2013 | InterredNodaway Memorial Gardens CemeteryMaryville, Missouri |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
